The Chosen: A Drama Based on Chaim Potok's Novel

Lyric Stage Company of Boston's The Chosen, adapted from Chaim Potok's novel by Aaron Posner, tells the story of two boys, two fathers and two very different Jewish communities in 1940s Brooklyn. When one of the two passionate, intelligent boys is injured by the other during a baseball game, a unique friendship is born. As the two friends grow up, they share secrets, hopes and dreams as they attend college together and witness the birth of the modern state of Israel.